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Kitchen wall art that works up an appetite

The kitchen is where art gets looked at the most, just never on purpose: over the first coffee, while the pasta boils, halfway through a long dinner. It’s also one of the rooms where a poster is allowed to be a little funny. Here’s what to hang above the table, what to lean on the counter, and which motifs make you hungry in the right way.

A kitchen corner with a round table, woven chairs and a gallery wall of red food posters asking what’s for dinner — A gallery wall that asks the only question that matters at six o’clock.

Gambero, two shrimps on a striped plate, in an orange frame leaning on a kitchen counter under a shelf of bowls — Lean, don’t hang. The counter is the easiest gallery in the house.

Shades of Coffee, nine cups from espresso to latte, in an oak frame above a round table with cake and a mug — Coffee first. Everything else after.

Above the dining table

The table is the kitchen’s anchor, and the rule is the same as above a sofa: let the art cover about two thirds of the table’s length. With one twist – you look at it sitting down. Hang it a little lower than usual, with the bottom edge 10–12 in above the table, so it stays in view across the plates.

One big or two side by side. Above a table of about 55 in, one 27.6x39.4 in on its side or two 19.7x27.6 in is usually right. A round table likes a single print; a long table can carry a pair or a short row. Not sure? Enter your table below.

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What size fits your wall?

Choose the furniture, enter its width and see what fits – with the size, the gap and the height to hang it.

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39.4x55.1 in · landscape

55 inwide in total
10 inabove the dining table
59 infloor to center

One large print that sets the tone – the wall does the talking. Covers about 78% of the dining table’s width.

Shop 39.4x55.1 posters Five gallery wall layouts →

Based on our hanging guide: 8–10 in above the furniture, about 2.5 in between frames and the top edge no higher than 83 in. Standard furniture heights and an 8 ft ceiling.

Henri Matisse’s Nu Bleu II in an oak frame beside a small Jazz print, above a round table under a blue pendant lamp

Henri Matisse’s Collioure en Aout, a sunlit harbor landscape, in an oak frame above a dark round dining table

On the counter: lean, don’t hang

A frame leaning against the backsplash is the easiest art in the house: no drilling, and you can swap it whenever the mood changes. Choose anything from 8.3x11.8 in to 19.7x27.6 in – big enough to be seen over the toaster, small enough to sit under the wall cabinets. For depth, put a small frame in front of a bigger one.

Keep it away from the stove and the kettle. Steam and splashes are hard on any print. A frame with glazing protects it, and a spot at the end of the counter keeps it out of the line of fire.

Fruit Fiesta I, a line drawing of a face and an orange, in an oak frame leaning on a kitchen counter under a shelf of stoneware bowls — No drilling, no regrets – and it moves as easily as the fruit bowl.

The coffee corner

Every kitchen has a spot where the day starts: a small table, two chairs, the good cups. Give it one poster that sets the tone and it starts to feel like your own café – the kind where the coffee is free and nobody rushes you.

Typography and line drawings suit these corners best. They read from across the room, and they don’t take themselves too seriously.

A Breakfast Club poster with a cup, butter and cheese in a dark oak frame on a wood-paneled wall above a marble café table

Pour Me Wine, a red line drawing of two faces, in a dark oak frame on a navy wall above café tables with red wine and a candle

Fishy Dinner, two sardines on a plate on an orange background, in a blue frame beside a steel kitchen shelf with a colander and cookbooks

Motifs that make you hungry (in the right way)

Food art works best when it’s a little graphic or a little classic – rarely both on the same wall. Pick one lane, then let color tie it to the room: red and blue for a lively kitchen, soft greens and browns for a calmer one.

Food and drink, with a wink

Typography and quick lines that read from across the room – and make the cook smile.

Yes Chef

Pour Me Wine

CIAO

Still lifes and classics

Fruit, bread and bottles, painted with patience. Calm above a long dinner table.

Still Life with Apples by Paul Cézanne

Bodegon con Hogaza

Still Life by Vilhelm Lundström

Coffee and pastries

For the corner where the day starts. One is enough; two make it a café.

Coffee Guide

Un Croissant

Making Coffee

Fruit and color

Lemons, oranges and apples bring color to a white kitchen without a single new cabinet.

Lemons in a Net Bag

Fruit Fiesta I

La Pomme

Ready-made kitchen walls

Want it done in one go? These walls from our inspiration pages are put together for kitchens and dining nooks, with every print and frame in one place.

Fresh Pasta, Bon Appétit and Olives in oak frames above a round wooden table with a woven chair

Un Café and Un Croissant above a dining table with a striped cloth and wishbone chairs

Three food and wine prints in mixed frames above a table with a checked cloth

Kitchen practicalities

Tiles, or a wall you can’t drill? Use adhesive strips made for frames – our guide to Tesa Powerstrips shows how.
Steam and splashes: a frame with glazing keeps the print clean. Wipe the glazing, not the print.
Sun: a bright kitchen window is lovely for breakfast, less so for art. Our posters are printed on archival-quality paper, so they won’t yellow over time – but hang them out of strong direct sunlight all the same.

How high should I hang art above a dining table?

A little lower than elsewhere, because you see it sitting down: the bottom edge 10–12 in above the table. The calculator above shows the height for your table.

What size poster works in a kitchen?

Mostly the smaller sizes, from 8.3x11.8 in up to 19.7x27.6 in – on the counter, on a shelf or on a narrow wall between the cabinets. Above the dining table you can go bigger: a 27.6x39.4 in, a pair of 19.7x27.6 in or, above a long table, an XL print in 39.4x55.1 in.

Can I hang posters in a kitchen?

Yes. Keep them away from the stove and the kettle, and choose a frame with glazing, so splashes land on the glazing instead of the print.

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